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1. Godel's Proof

   2nd Edition

   By Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman

   Series: Routledge Classics

   In 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A colleague of Albert Einstein, his theorem proved that mathematics was partly based on propositions not provable within the mathematical system...

   Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
2. Videogames

   2nd Edition

   By James Newman

   In the few decades since they first blipped their way onto television screens, videogames have become one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant media forms. Newman’s volume considers how we might approach videogames as media texts to be read, experiences to be played and...

   Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
3. Best Before

   Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence

   By James Newman

   Despite record sales and an ever-growing global industry, the simple fact is that videogames are disappearing. Most obviously, the physical deterioration of discs, cartridges, consoles and controllers means that the data and devices will crumble to dust and eventually will be lost forever. However...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Playing with Videogames

   By James Newman

   Playing with Videogames documents the richly productive, playful and social cultures of videogaming that support, surround and sustain this most important of digital media forms and yet which remain largely invisible within existing studies. James Newman details the rich array of activities...

   Published June 25th 2008 by Routledge
5. The State of Art Criticism

   Edited by James Elkins, Michael Newman

   Series: The Art Seminar

   Art criticism is spurned by universities, but widely produced and read. It is seldom theorized and its history has hardly been investigated. The State of Art Criticism presents an international conversation among art historians and critics that considers the relation between criticism and art...

   Published December 16th 2007 by Routledge
6. Godel's Proof

   3rd Edition

   By Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman

   Series: Routledge Classics

   'Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb.' – The Guardian In 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A...

   Published September 8th 2005 by Routledge
7. Videogames

   By James Newman

   Newman's lucid and engaging introduction guides the reader through the world of videogaming. It traces the history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab, to its contemporary status as a global entertainment industry, where characters such as Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog are...

   Published January 21st 2004 by Routledge